(of a person or their behaviour) brave; heroic (人或其行为)勇敢的;英勇的 she had made gallant efforts to pull herself together. 她很勇敢地振作了起来。 ■(archaic)grand; fine (古)雄伟的;精美的 they made a gallant array next morning as they marched off. 第二天早上他们排着雄伟的队列出发了。
(of a man or his behaviour) giving special attention and respect to women; chivalrous (男子或其行为对女子)殷勤的;有骑士风度的
noun
(archaic)a man who pays special attention to women (古)(对女子)殷勤的男子 ■a dashing man of fashion; a fine gentleman 时髦男子;花花公子
verb
[with obj.](archaic)(of a man) flirt with (a woman) (古)(和女子)调情
派生 gallantly adverb 语源
Middle English (in the sense 'finely dressed'): from Old French galant, from galer 'have fun, make a show', from gale 'pleasure, rejoicing'